tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post116018265127548598..comments2023-10-22T08:22:06.152-04:00Comments on Going to Pieces: Leaf Season progress reportGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462858715264217775noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160696936450857522006-10-12T19:48:00.000-04:002006-10-12T19:48:00.000-04:00How you doing with the Leaf Season?Judy L.How you doing with the Leaf Season?<BR/><BR/>Judy L.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720927550545452529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160414933471116182006-10-09T13:28:00.001-04:002006-10-09T13:28:00.001-04:00Yes, it can be a problem trying to get them all "j...Yes, it can be a problem trying to get them all "just right". I finally gave up and just started sewing. <BR/><BR/>Oh, I have that same gold fabric in your picture in one of my quilts....Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549642561593058684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160414916794889602006-10-09T13:28:00.000-04:002006-10-09T13:28:00.000-04:00Yes, it can be a problem trying to get them all "j...Yes, it can be a problem trying to get them all "just right". I finally gave up and just started sewing. <BR/><BR/>Oh, I have that same gold fabric in your picture in one of my quilts....Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549642561593058684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160358047818285002006-10-08T21:40:00.000-04:002006-10-08T21:40:00.000-04:00Gail,Stepping out of our comfort zones is not an e...Gail,<BR/>Stepping out of our comfort zones is not an easy thing to do! I like balance as well! Good luck with the leaf quilt...I'm sure it'll look great!<BR/>Hugs<BR/>LaurieLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647445887140085913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160351216950167282006-10-08T19:46:00.000-04:002006-10-08T19:46:00.000-04:00I know that part can be a problems for some rather...I know that part can be a problems for some rather than just throwing it up and seeing if it sticks--I hate agonizing over block placement and rarely do it. Pin them up on something and then walk away---or look at them through a camera lens, door peephole, wrong side of binoculars, whatever. Trust me, all you see is the pure distillation of color--not if something matches.Linda Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585942908710656032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160263799172814982006-10-07T19:29:00.000-04:002006-10-07T19:29:00.000-04:00Try not to fret. Scrappy always looks good. Enjo...Try not to fret. Scrappy always looks good. Enjoy mixing it up and I bet you love the results.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160260754068623032006-10-07T18:39:00.000-04:002006-10-07T18:39:00.000-04:00I like your colors! And, sometimes I am too picky...I like your colors! And, sometimes I am too picky if I look closely - try putting a block up on the wall and stepping back 5 feet...<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>EvelynEvelyn aka Starfishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025353776081066815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160252041649325802006-10-07T16:14:00.000-04:002006-10-07T16:14:00.000-04:00There's a reason all my leaves are solid... lol I...There's a reason all my leaves are solid... lol I have the exact same problem unless it's hand dyed and it's definitely the same colors. :)<BR/><BR/>But I like the leaf colors that you've chosen!ForestJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536396154296555583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160233548372483932006-10-07T11:05:00.000-04:002006-10-07T11:05:00.000-04:00if the leaf ends up feeling lopsided that'd be ok ...if the leaf ends up feeling lopsided that'd be ok for fall -- just play with the arrangement of the leaves in the overall quilt so it doesn't "weigh" in one area -- they'll have more of a sense of movemnet I'd think...quiltpixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027878871572340928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160225819692205642006-10-07T08:56:00.000-04:002006-10-07T08:56:00.000-04:00i sometimes have that problem too. try not to thin...i sometimes have that problem too. try not to think too much about it. the pieces are small enuf that it will all come together. that's the beauty of using scrap!!McIrish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636354235693444855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160204202749433842006-10-07T02:56:00.000-04:002006-10-07T02:56:00.000-04:00try not to stress too much with it. I just grabbed...try not to stress too much with it. I just grabbed fabric from my stash and if i thought it looked like a Fall color i just used it. I started worrying about whether i had chosen the right fabrics and then i thought that it will look good when they are sewn together. So i just kept going.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786984489773680103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160186261715007662006-10-06T21:57:00.000-04:002006-10-06T21:57:00.000-04:00Yep, just grab a handful and go with them unless t...Yep, just grab a handful and go with them unless they look too blendy. Random always works best for me.Mary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801947879882584734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27934479.post-1160185044112121332006-10-06T21:37:00.000-04:002006-10-06T21:37:00.000-04:00Sometimes you just have to jump in and let it do i...Sometimes you just have to jump in and let it do its own thing. I have the same problem with scrap quilts. I try to plan too much.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.com